IRS Warns of Last-Minute Tax Scams

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IRS Warns of Last-Minute Tax Scams [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/03/17/IRS-Warns-Last-Minute-Tax-Scams ] 03/17/2017 11:21 PM EDT 
Original release date: March 17, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released an alert warning of phishing email scams targeting last-minute tax 
filers. The alert describes common features of these cyber crimes and includes recommendations to protect against them: 
strengthen passwords, recognize phishing attempts, and forward suspicious emails to phishing () irs gov [ 
https://www.us-cert.govmailto:phishing () irs gov ].

Tax payers and tax professionals are encouraged to review the IRS alert [ 
https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/irs-states-and-tax-industry-warn-of-last-minute-email-scams ] and US-CERT's advice on 
Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-014 ].

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